:: I am very pleased to announce that PHR will be releasing the first album for Luciferian black metal cult, OPHIAN. Further information will be made known as it becomes available. Their full-length demo cd is available through the distro.

:: The Kthanm LP is almost ready to go to press. Devotees of dark, moribund black metal take note.

New CDr in Stock:Ophian - Divine Moral Severance:: "Divine Moral Severance" fits alongside Deathspell Omega and a few Swedish contemporaries who approach the 'orthodox' sound in a manner to build more aggression from, rather than to remain content simply wallowing within, the dissonance in which they lurk. Stylistically excellent, Ophian expands on the paradigm with a forward-thinking, bold statement that the trained ear and soul receptive to the Devil's word will appreciate. A very impressive first offering, this demo is indicative of very good things to come from this band. ::

I am in the process of updating the distro with a large quantity of items, mostly CDs, many of which are sought after and subsequently difficult to come by; those of you who hate eBay, take note. In the meantime, I've gotten an interesting little cassette in: acoustic folk music based on Celtic Witchcraft; it's really quite intriguing.

Choronzon - Magog AgogCountess - The Return of the Horned OneCountess - The Shining Swords of HateCountess - Revenge of the Horned One Pt. IICountess - Spawn of SteelCradle of Filth - Dusk and Her EmbraceCraft - Total Soul RapeCross Sodomy - New World BlasphemyCross Sodomy - The Smell of Brimstone in the MorningCryfemal - With the Help of the DevilCryfemal - Escucha a los MuertosCryptopsy - None So VileCurrent 93 - Halo

Darkspace - IDarkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern SkyDarkthrone - Under a Funeral MoonDarkthrone - Transilvanian HungerDarkthrone - PanzerfaustDarkthrone - GoatlordDeath in June - The Guilty Have No PrideDeath in June - BurialDeath in June - The World That SummerDeath in June - Brown BookDeath in June - The Wall of SacrificeDeath in June - But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter? (Original Pressing)Death in June - But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter?Death in June - Rose Clouds of HolocaustDeath in June - Take Care & ControlDeath in June - Operation HummingbirdDeath in June - All Pigs Must DieDeath in June & Boyd Rice - Alarm AgentsDeath in June - Abandon TracksDeathspell Omega - Si Monumentum, CircumspiceDeathspell Omega - KénôseDeathspell Omega - Fas, Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem AeternumDeathspell Omega - ParacletusDemoncy - Joined in DarknessDer Blutharsch - Der Sieg des Lichtes ist des Lebens Heil!Der Blutharsch - The Moment of TruthDer Blutharsch - The Pleasures Received in PainDer Blutharsch - The Track of the HuntedDer Blutharsch - When All Else Fails!Der Blutharsch - Time is Thee Enemy!Der Blutharsch - When Did Wonderland End?Der Blutharsch - Live in CopenhagenDer Blutharsch - So Bring Your Iron Rain Down Upon MeDimmu Borgir - StormblåstDrudkh - Forgotten LegendsDrudkh - Autumn AuroraDrudkh - The Swan Road

Black Bile - Cloacal Meditation...Black Bile managed to not only get it right but carve out their own niche. With it's heavily distorted, necrotic instrumentation, blindly sinister percussion, and MANIACAL vocal performance all swirling with an almost psychedelic aloofness to the song's structure, "Cloacal Meditation" is a gurgling suicide, face down in shallow, uncaring filth...

Blattaria - SpectrophobiaImagine finding yourself lost in the monochrome, red mill on the cover and seeing the insects of the order from which the band takes its name darting in and out of your skin. De Mysteriis Dom Bad Acid Trip. Limited to 100 copies.

Akhlys - The Dreaming I"The Dreaming I" nears succulence with its presentation of malice and nightmare. Ideas are appropriately explored and moved from but never fully abandoned. In that sense, the album bleeds into itself, furthering the dreamlike sense of confusion and acceptance as it progresses.

Anointed in Blood and Ash CDVicious black metal slithering up from the cracks of the earth. Moving between churning passages and moments of recuperation, "Anointed in Blood and Ash" displays a more reflective sort of songwriting than is typical for the style at large. This EP consists of four studio tracks and 3 live recordings.

End of Man 7"VinylDisgusting, raw violence spat forth as a frenzied vitriol against mankind. These two tracks come in quick, kick your teeth in and leave.

Erraunt - The Portent...Erraunt manages to capture the same kind of magic present in albums like Ulver "Bergtatt..." or Ved Buens Ende "Written in Waters". Hazy, desolate, and mystical, "The Portent" is black metal unconcerned with popularity or satisfying a chip on its shoulder and is content, rather, to simply be lost in its own dream.